KFNA Green Committee
January 2006
Minutes
Present: Dave Saddoris, Ramona Johnson, Darrel Gerber and Sarah Linnes-Robinson, KFNA Staff
The committee reviewed the Stormwater Management Project Timeline put together by Saddoris. After much discussion about what needs to be done and how quickly it needs to be done, it was decided that hiring a Project Manager for the project would take too long and the project would probably not be able to be implemented this year. Instead, Linnes-Robinson stated that she should be regarded as project manager and if research tasks are divided between committee members over the next few weeks, possibly a design firm for the site can be hired more quickly than expected (goal by sometime in February 2006.) To hire a firm Saddoris will outline a letter asking for their interest and bid for the project and a brief Project Scope; we will be asking the interested firms to analyze sites, make recommendation of final sites, select specific BMP’s, design sites, provide construction management of the installations, and prepare a final report in a format yet to be specified. Johnson will collect a list of possible firms to do this work, and the contact information for them. It is hoped the committee can select a few of these to interview sometime in February. Linnes-Robinson has already spoken with 2 firms, both who said they can do the work but both which say they have no first-hand knowledge or experience with Minneapolis’ Stormwater Fee requirements. Saddoris cautioned that the scope of work we are asking some one to do could run closer to $10,000, not the $5000 allotted by the grant. The difference could come out of the Pollution Control/OEA grant we will apply for this spring, or will need to come out of the staffing portion that KFNA said they would commit ($11,500).
The committee then spent time online researching a few sites that listed various BMP’s. Some of these were ruled out for the Kingfield project, and the others were listed as techniques we want to learn more about. Gerber agreed to research the selected techniques, their applications, approximate costs, benefits and drawbacks and share this info with the committee. Then we can be clearer when interviewing about which BMP’s we would like to see incorporated.
Linnes-Robinson will determine who the correct contact with the City is and inform them of the project. She will also contact Minneapolis Blooms for ideas of firms and to see if she can get an idea of the costs involved with 100% compliance. She will also begin creating the application for Kingfield members to apply for the program; this will be mailed, probably in the form of a postcard, in late February or March. The group will try to clarify enough information to have an enticing article in the March Kingfield news, whose deadline is sometime early February. The brief E-mail notice posted one day before the meeting (see below), already solicited interest from 4 people, 2 businesses and two residents.
The group will plan to meet on the regular first Monday in February, unless upon check-in on tasks via e-mail on January 16, it is determined that we need to meet earlier.
Lately the group talked about the match required for this project. Linnes-Robinson suggested we look at a match of 50% rather than the 25% required by the MWMO. Saddoris suggested that this match be for construction/installation only, that the oversight of the project cannot be charged to the neighbors. This seemed the most reasonable way to break down the costs. Unless costs are dramatically different then what the committee is expecting, they suggested a 50% up to $2000 maximum for a home and 50% up to $10,000 for a business.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:05
Minutes prepared by Linnes-Robinson, KFNA Executive Director, 1/6/05.